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2022 World Gourmet Summitt table display with US rice products, flanked by two USA Rice posters

USA Rice Finds Balance at the 2022 World Gourmet Summit

Jun 23, 2022

The theme of the World Gourmet Summit this year was equilibrium, discovering an ideal balance between food and soul. Full story

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Haiti Promotions Persist Despite Logistical Challenges

Jun 23, 2022

USA Rice is open to working with all U.S.-origin rice importers to create and enhance marketing activities that promote sales in Haiti. Full story

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Delta Council’s 87th Annual Meeting Brings the Heat

Jun 22, 2022

Mississippi’s rice industry has been well ingrained in the history of the Delta Council and many rice farmers have served in various leadership roles for the Council over the years. Full story

USA Rice Honors FAS Alum Sunchul Choi with 2021 Rice Industry Award

Jun 22, 2022

This visit to see important trading partners in Seoul and Naju was long overdue. In the challenging circumstances facing the world in logistics, it is even more important to sit down together to have two-way discussions. Full story

U.S. Negotiators and Allies Hold Strong Against India’s Demands at WTO Ministerial

Jun 21, 2022

There is near-universal support to block any outcome that takes a step backward, or that gives India and other developing countries immunity from enforcement of agreements on agriculture subsidy disciplines. Full story

In Memory: Dr. Charles Bollich

Jun 21, 2022

Dr. Bollich was a legendary rice breeder, developing 23 rice varieties over the course of his career at USDA-ARS in Beaumont, Texas. Full story

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Senate Ag Hearing in Natural State Features Local Rice Farmer Jennifer James

Jun 17, 2022

The Farm Bill field hearing took place on the campus of Arkansas State University in Jonesboro where James highlighted the USA Rice 2023 Farm Bill priorities for the commodity, conservation, trade, and crop insurance titles. Full story

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USA Rice at the Center of Ghana’s Golden Triangle

Jun 16, 2022

In the past six months, USA Rice has given seminars in Kumasi, Takoradi, and Accra, the three legs that make up Ghana’s so-called Golden Triangle. Full story

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USA Rice Shares What’s Cooking at 2022 Alimentec Fair

Jun 15, 2022

USA Rice also conducted a rice seminar for 90 professional foodservice chefs to teach them how to cook with U.S. rice and talk about the many benefits derived from incorporating it on restaurant menus. Full story

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In The Weeds with The Rice Stuff Podcast

Jun 14, 2022

Clearfield and Provisia are genetically resistant to two classes of herbicides that target red rice, allowing growers to fight the weed efficiently and effectively without damaging their crop. Full story

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Ocean Shipping Reform to Become Law

Jun 14, 2022

The Federal Maritime Commission will have to undergo a series of more than a dozen rulemakings over the next year or more for the law to ultimately take full effect. Full story

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USDA’s Doug McKalip Nominated to USTR Ag Negotiator Position

Jun 13, 2022

The USTR’s Chief Agricultural Negotiator has the rank of ambassador, requiring confirmation through the full Senate and the Senate Finance Committee. Full story

Sonny Gets Framed

Jun 13, 2022

Last week, USA Rice Farmers Board Chair Kirk Satterfield attended the portrait unveiling for the 31st Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue. Full story

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Food Aid Group Forecasts Complicated Road Ahead for Hunger Relief

Jun 10, 2022

Rice and fortified rice are some of the most price stable, culturally acceptable, and commonly used commodities, that can save lives at this critical juncture in history. We stand ready, as always, to respond. Full story

Ag Economists Warn House Lawmakers that Rice Farmers Need Immediate Assistance

Jun 10, 2022

Rice is completely different from every other crop as basically rice has got a different infrastructure, and we’re going to lose that infrastructure and lose producers unless help is provided soon. Full story

Plant-Based Trend Takes Center Stage at Restaurant Show

Jun 09, 2022

Among the exhibitors were USA Rice members Cahokia Rice, Inland Cape Rice, and Best Rice, all of whom saw a steady stream of visitors inquiring about availability of U.S.-grown rice. Full story

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Field to Fork in Texas Means Rice, Corn, and Catfish

Jun 08, 2022

Influencers learned how food is grown and where it comes from, and what farmers actually do and their longstanding commitment to the environment. Full story

A Flurry of Activity in the UK as Key Tariff is Removed

Jun 07, 2022

The removal last week of the 25 percent ad valorem tariff applied to U.S. milled and broken rice imports to the UK represents a major breakthrough for U.S. rice and U.S. rice importers, and gives us more of a level playing field regarding future exports to the UK. Full story

Report on Export Activity in Central America

Jun 06, 2022

Central America is a top market for U.S. rice, bringing in nearly 600,000 tons ($206 million) last year. Full story

USA Rice Joins 21 Associations in Asking Biden Admin to Fight for U.S. Farmers at WTO

Jun 03, 2022

It is imperative that the Administration not trade away current WTO rules underpinning agricultural markets just to secure an outcome. That would be disastrous for farmers around the world. Full story

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